Benefit (Child Addition)

Mr. Richard Wainwright
asked the secretary of State for Social Services if he will list in the Official Report the value of the child addition paid to claimants drawing the higher rates of national insurance benefit for each relevant year since 1948; and if he will express these data as a percentage of the single percentage of the single person's and the married couple's adult rate.

Mr. Orme
Following is the information:

Mr. Richard Wainwright
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will bring up to date the answer to the hon. Member for Colne Valley, Official Report, 27th June 1977, column 72, on----------------------
|July 1948     |…|…|…|
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|August 1951   |…|…|…|
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|July 1952     |…|…|…|
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|May 1955      |…|…|…|
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|February 1958 |…|…|…|
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|April 1961    |…|…|…|
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|March 1963    |…|…|…|
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|January 1965  |…|…|…|
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|October 1967  |…|…|…|
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|April 1968    |…|…|…|
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|November 1969 |…|…|…|
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|September 1971|…|…|…|
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|October 1972  |…|…|…|
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|October 1973  |…|…|…|
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|July 1974     |…|…|…|
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|4·75          |…|…|…|
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|November 1975 |…|…|…|
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|November 1976 |…|…|…|
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|April 1977    |…|…|…|
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|November 1977 |…|…|…|
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|April 1978    |…|…|…|
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|November 1978 |…|…|…|
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The table does not include additions for second and subsequent children which, until April 1978, were reduced to take account of family allowances/child benefit payable for these children and were therefore lower than the first child rate. Since April 1978, the same rate has been payable for each qualifying child, whatever its position in the family.